D. | G. | Serial. | TITLES OF THE ANECDOTES. |
Part II, Chapter VIII = XXXIII: On the Excellence of trust and confidence in God. | |||
f126b | f193b | 1324 | Introduction. Two pilgrims on their way to Mecca, the question of provision or no provision, and the test of true confidence. |
” | f194a | 1325 | Sabuktigín attempts to act up to the Prophet’s own precept, and inculcates upon Maḥmúd the value of trust in God, and how Maḥmúd achieves victory over the Khán of Turkistán. |
f127a | ” | 1326 | An instance of a Ṣúfí’s perfect confidence in the power of God. |
” | ” | 1327 | The Sultan Maḥmúd of Ghazna does not believe in astrologers, but puts confidence in God, and is ever victorious. |
f127b | ” | 1328 | An ascetic’s reproach at the anxiety of his friend about the former’s maintenance. |
” | f194b | 1329 | An Israelite’s perfect confidence in God and his reward. |
” | ” | 1330 | The blessings of a verse from the Qur’án; the story of a wonderful rescue from a storm and a giant ending in a happy marriage. |
The chapter ends without any praise of the Wazír. |